Fox would join Knox and Marchibroda as the only coaches to inherit teams coming off losing records and win back-to-back division titles.

Furthermore, one doesn't need Elias Sports Bureau to confirm that Fox would be the only coach ever to win a division title with Tim Tebow as his quarterback in his first season and Peyton Manning in his second.

The Broncos enter play Sunday with a five-game lead against second-place San Diego (counting the head-to-head tie breaker) in the AFC West with five games to play. A Broncos win or Chargers loss Sunday to Cincinnati would make Denver repeat winners of the AFC West.

Ayers could be out

There's a good chance the Broncos will play Sunday with out defensive lineman Robert Ayers. He missed the full week of practice to be with family and help plan the funeral serv ices for his father that will be held Saturday in Virginia.

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Ayers is scheduled to return to the team Saturday night but was listed as questionable for the game against the Bucs. If Ayers does not play, rookie Ma lik Jackson is expected to fill in.

Peyton meets Peyton

Meanwhile, Peyton Manning met Peyton Manning for the first time Friday.

No, the Broncos quarterback didn't just find the mirror. And he didn't name his young son Junior.

There is a 14-year-old youth hockey player in the Denver area named Peyton Manning. The older Peyton Manning and younger Peyton Manning chatted it up for about 10 minutes following the Broncos practice Fri day.

"He said to always try to lead by example," the younger Pey ton said. "Hey said, you don't have to say much to be a leader. Try to lead through your actions."

"It was nice to get some of the mystique out of the way," said Mick Manning, the father of the younger Peyton Manning. "People have always kind of made fun of his name. So to be able to put the two together that was nice."

What did the older Peyton tell the younger Peyton about the name Peyton?

"It's a good name and it's both a guy's and girl's name," said the young Peyton.

Yes, Mick Manning named his son after the famous quar terback.

"His senior year at Tennessee he had a chance to come out for the draft and make big money and he decided he want ed to stay. He showed a lot of character," Mick Manning said.

"That's kind of what we were looking for."

Four make Hall semis

The Broncos have four players who made the cutdown to 27 modern-era semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The four Broncos: running back Terrell Davis; safeties John Lynch and Steve Atwater; and linebacker/defensive end Karl Mecklenburg.

Lynch is eligible for the first time. There are normally 25 semifinalists, but there was a three-way tie for the 25th spot. Davis has made it to the top 25 multiple times but has never made the cut to the top 15 finalists.

The 27 semifinalists will be reduced to 15 finalists in January. The 15 modern-era finalists and two senior committee nominations (Curley Culp and David Robinson) will be considered by the voting committee on the eve of Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans. Between four and seven new members will be elected to the Hall of Fame Class of 2013.

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